Wednesday saw the second semi-final of the 2011 Cricket World Cup take place in Mohali and, with it, the clash of two of the greatest rivals in the game – India and Pakistan.
India won the toss and batted first. The innings was given the usual explosive start by Virender Sehwag, who powered to 38 inside five overs but was then given out lbw.
Wickets started to fall cheaply but Sachin Tendulkar made steady progress as he was finally caught on 85. India managed to keep going to the very end, reaching 260 – 9 off 50 overs.
The target seemed achievable for Pakistan and they started confidently, but then commenced to lose wickets consistently. When captain Shahid Afridi fell for 19 the chase looked beyond them, and no specialist batsmen were left to support Misbah as he was the last man out for 56.
Pakistan finished on 231 all out, meaning India won by 29 runs and will now face Sri Lanka in the final, who scraped a victory against New Zealand in the first semi-final on Tuesday.
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